Actually...

Kitsune

<div class="IPBDescription">as far as entity-stripped maps goes...</div> The folks at joe.to found out that it could cause problems. More specifically, it disabled a resource point in Hera's holoroom. And the removed fog in some of the lower tunnels made the place a deathtrap for Skulks once the marines had a clear view of the area. Just something to bear in mind before saying that removing the particles from a map doesn't have any impact on the gameplay. Working for less server strain and faster responsiveness is good, but there is an impact, and there is a price. Issues with Flayra and the mapmakers' opinions aside, tinkering with the maps should not be done lightly.

Smithboy

Now I know why we can't cap that double res point!

Immacolata

I personally saw the foggy tunnels defogged, and I agree, they make a large impact on marine vs skulk battles. We ended up not going into their base through that venue before we had fades.